Hi,
I am hoping to build a british 6 pounder and a 25 pounder guns soon.
I have never built artillery before, any tips? or sites names were I can find some tips and advice?
Any advice will be appreciated.
Thanks in advance
Bren

I built both of these kits a number of years ago. Of the 6 pounders that were on the market (Tamiya & Italeri), I actually preferred the Italeri kit. It was much better detailed than the Tamiya kit which was one of their earliest kits manufactured. The 25 pounder from Tamiya builds up without too much extra work unless you want to go detail crazy. The only drawback to the 25 pounder is that it is designed to be built in firing postion. If you want to show it being towed it requires some modifications.

Thanks for your opinion, I was probably going to build it being towed by its quad. So i'll just see what happens.

I have found that a selection of styrene rod/tubing can be used to really dress up an artillery piece. While the gun tube/barrel will often have a curve or contour that is difficult to replicate, most cannons have a number of straight tubes and cylinders as part of the mechanism. Because of molding limitations, to my eye these tubes rarely look right on the model. Replacing them with rod or tubing makes a very subtle difference, but creates a noticable difference in the final realism of the model. In my experience it is not a very difficult process, either.

Good luck!

ARENGCA thanks for your comment, as to change it, I think i'll leave it b.